> In that world, "hacking your customers" is the only feasible path to growth. I share the upthread concern as to whether this is effective, I just don't see a

> In that world, "hacking your customers" is the only feasible path to growth. I share the upthread concern as to whether this is effective, I just don't see a way for these stores to avoid going down that path if it does work. Maybe this is a reason to reorient our economy to focus on the well-being of its citizens as opposed to efficiency improvements in their monetization. If growth in sales/revenue/whatever wasn’t the goal, then the economy could focus on providing necessary services instead of “hacking” customers in order to sell more junk. The economy would be focused around giving people what they need as opposed to maximizing consumption.